In the heady days of 1973, output was31 million barrels a day, yielding a revenue which financed the new development programmes of the OPEC countries and filled Western banks with money to lend.

• 在1973年生意兴隆的日子里，石油日产量曾达到3,100万桶。 那时，石油收益不但为该组织成员国新的发展计划提供资金，而且使西方银行有充足的现款可供借贷。